Clare have a (big) ball

Clare 4-26 Carlow 2-13

Fewer still could argue that the footballers aren’t full value for their place in this morning’s draw for Round 3B of the All-Ireland qualifiers, however.

Yes, they were fancied to beat a shaky Carlow team at Dr Cullen Park but the scale of their double scores 19-point win was hugely impressive and hints at further gains in the coming weeks.